Meet the Press 2.0: New HD Set, and New Accountability Demanded By New Web Group
"Meet the Press" met a new set this week - and a new web group determined to hold it accountable on the facts. "Meet the Facts" plans to fact-check every broadcast, making sure the politicians and pundits spouting off onscreen do so with the fullest of accuracy. Mediaite's Nisha Chittal spoke to the site's founders....
Fact-Check or Die! Why News Media Survival Depends On Checking The Facts
Traditionally, trust in the news media was established through good work - work that was also right. But distrust in the press grows when traditional journalistic values are forgotten. Right now, people mistrust the press a whole lot - but fact-checking might be the way to win that trust back.
